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-L. H. ROG-ERS. MANUEAGTUEE 0E WINDOW CURTAINS, LAMEEEQUINS, AND OTEEE AETIGLES EEOM PAPEE.

P-ateilted Deo. A5, 1882.

By 71(1) A Harney (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. L, H. ROGERS.

MANUPAGTURE 0I' WINDOW CURTAINS, LAMBREQUINS, AND OTHER ARTICLES PROM PAPER.

. No. 268,539. Patented Dec. 5, 1882.

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LEBBEUS H. ROGERS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MANUFACTURE F WINDOW-CURTAINS, LAMBREQUINS, AND OTHER ARTICLES FROM PAPER.

SPECIFICATION`forming part of Letters Patent No, 268,539, dated December 5, 1882,

` Application alec March 24,1882. (No model.) 4

To all whom it may concern i Beit known that I, LEBBEUs H. ROGERS, of New York city, in the county and State of New York, have invented a newand useful tion, the paper being perforated and scalloped by means of dies in imitation of lace, and to the method of folding the sheets of paper from which the articles are made, so that, no matter what may be the outline or direction of the pattern, the design can be produced by dies cutting in a straight line.

Tissue-paper ornamented in the manner described is useful for a variety of purposes, such as for ornamenting shelves or the inter' rior of fancy boxes; but its production is comfparatively' expensive by reason of the highV cost of the dies necessary to do the cutting, each differentpattern of course requiriuga different set of dies. The manufacture of ornamental paper has therefore been confined almost exclusively to patterns which run or are capable .ofbeingcut in 'a straight line--such as used for covering shelves, for example; andthe process of production generally followed consists in feeding a number of sheets, or a single sheet folded on itselfa number oftimes, in a straight line under the cutting-dies. `Where it is desired to ornament in this manner the four edges of a square or rectangular sheet, instead of going around the four edges in succession with a straight die, it has been customary to fold the sheet upon itself in the middle, and then again upon aline at rightangles to the rst fold, bringin g the four edges ofthe original sheet into two adjacent sides of the reduced sheet. The cutting is then done by an angulardie corresponding to these two edges. This of lcourse requires a special die. To produce, however,

articles such as window-curtains, lambrequins, and the like, in which the line of pattern runs in dierent and irregular directions, though having a general symmetrical outline, and in suit different tastes, it would be necessary to provide a special die for each shape of article and foi` each design in which that shape of article is to be produced, which die would be useless for any other shape. The cost, therefore, of such a large number of dies would be so enormous as would make itimpossible to disposeof the articles, when made, at a profitable rate. This is mainly the reason why no attempt has been made heretofore to produce articles of this description on an industrial scale.

The present invention therefore has for its object, first, to produce Window-curtains, lambrequins, and similar ornamental hangings and room-decorations, and other articles having au irregular outlinefrom paper cut, scalloped, and perforated in imitation of lace-work; and, second, to so fold the sheets of paper from which said articles are cut that the edges forming the outline of the same, no matter what their configuration may be, will all be made to straight die. l

By the terni straight die, as used inthis specification, is meant a die in which the direction of the pattern or design is a straight line; and by the term line of pattern 7 is meant all the broken lines which together make up the outline of the article to be ornamented, or all the edges or boundary-lines along which the design is to be produced.

The method of folding an article lhaving an irregular line of pattern consists in succes sively folding the sheet at each angle formed by the line of pattern, or a line that bisects that angle. When the sheet has been so folded at each of the angles made by the line of pattern it will be found that all the broken lines making up the outline of the ligure will be brought into coincidence, so that the desired pattern can be cut by a straight die operating in a straight line. When it is considered that by this method only the ordinary straight dies need be employed to produce designs that run in different directions, and that the same die can be used for ornamenting articles of very ICO a 26ste@ different outline,the advantages of the invention will be apparent, as it obviates the necessity of employing a large number of expensive dies, and enables articles of irregular outline to be produced at a cost no greater than that of articles having a straight-ahead pattern.

In order the more fully to explain the said invention to enable persons skilled in the art' to which it relates to make and use the same, it will now be described in connection with the accompanying drawings, which forma part of this specification.

Figure 1 represents a window decorated with curtains and lambrequin made of paper/ and ornamented in accordance with this invention, and Figs. 2 to l2 are diagrams illustrating the method of folding.

In Fig. 1, Arepresents the curtains, formed usually of white tissue-paper with its edges scalloped, and having a design or pattern cut therein irl-imitation oflace. The lambrequin B, similarly ornamented, would, for the sake of contrast, be made ordinarily of colored pa per. The imitationcornice G is of gilt paper. The color of paper, the character of the design, and the configuration or outline can be indefinitely varied according to taste.

The method of folding the sheet to produce the lambrequin B (shownin Fig. '1) will be understood by referring to diagrams Figs. 2 to 6. Throughout these iignres the line of pattern is represented by a heavy line and the lines of fold by broken lines. The first fold will be taken on line a." x, Fig. 2, with the result shown in Fig. 3. Now, to bring the lines a b and ef, Fig. 3, forming part of the line of pattern, into coincidence with lines b o and d e, folds are made on lines .fr and yy, which respectively bisect angles a b c and d ef. This brings the sheet into the shape shown in Fig. 4. The next fold is taken on line .1; ,'Fig. 4, which brings into coincidence the lines b c and d e, as seen in Fig. 5. The sheet is now finally folded on lineman of Fig. 5, which bisects angle g d @,brin gin g all the broken lines which make up the outline of the lambrequin in Fig. 2 into one straight line, d e, Fig. 6,-along which line the die operates, and the article has simply to be unfolded and it is ready for use.

To ornament a lambrequin of the shape vshown in Fig. 7, the sheet is first folded on bisecting angle b, Fig. 9, then on line z z bisecting angle c, Fig. 10, and finally on line :c w bisecting angle d, Fig. 1l, which brings all the lines forming the outline ofthe figure into a single straight line, e f, Fig. 12, along which the die operates. From these illustrations it will be seen that in order to perforate and scallop paper on an irregular or broken line it is only necessary to fold the sheet wherever the line of pattern makes an angle on a line that will bisect that angle and that the same straight die used to cut straight-ahead patterns can as Well be employed to cut the pattern on the lambrequins, Figs. land 7, andon the star, Fig. 8.

It will be observed that where an article is more or less symmetrical in outline it is by no means necessary to make a separate fold for Thus in the star represented in each angle. Fig. 8, lalthough the line of pattern makes ten different angles, only four folds are necessary .to bring the outline into a singlestraight line. It is obvionsthat, by following the rulegiven for folding the sheet to bring the line of pattern into one straight line, designscan be produced by the same straight dies in the interior as well as on the outside edges of the sheet.

I am aware that heretofore articles of differq ent shape have been cut by a single straight cut from paper or card-board so folded as to bringall the boundary-lines of the figure or figures to be cut into coincidence, a-nd different methods of folding have been pointed lout whereby articles ot' different shape could be so produced; but such methods refer only to the production of specic shapes, and are not applicable to any other, and they .form no part ot the present invention.

So far as I am aware, the method Vabove 'described of folding paper to be operated on by a straight die, and which is applicable to the production of articles of any desired symmet rica-l outline, has never heretofore been pointed out.

Having now fully described my said invention and the manner of carrying the same into effect, what I claim is- Window-curtains, lambrequins, and similar articles having an irregular outline, made from paper perforated and scalloped in imitation of lace, substantially in the manner and by the means set forth.

In. testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEBBEUS H. ROGERS.

Witnesses:

PHILIP MAURO, U. J. HEDRICK. f

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